Shade-roller bracket



Feb. 20, 19 40. s, A, CHEVES I 2,191,008

SHADE-ROLLER BRACKET Filed March' 16, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor y flarrmel A. C/zeves,

A ttomeys Feb; 20, 1940. vE- 2,191,008

SHADE-ROLLER BRACKET "Filed March 16, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Jamue Z A. Ckeve's,

A itomeys Patented Feb. 20, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Samuel A. Oheves, Hapeville, Ga.

Application March 16, 1939, Serial No. 262,308

2 Claims.

of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawingswherein Figure l is a front elevational view illustrating the application of the invention.

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the bracket. Figure 3 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 5-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is an end elevational view of the bracket.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Figure 2, and

Figure 7 is a perspective View of a rail or track forming part of the invention.

Referring more in detail to the drawings it will be seen that in the preferred embodiment of the invention, the same comprises an attaching plate 5 that is preferably formed of metal and is of hollow shell-like construction, accommodating therein a substantially U-shaped track 6 between the side rails of which is slidably accommodated a slide bar I. Hinged to one end edge of the bar I as at 8 is a bracket arm 9 provided for accommodating a pintle of a shade roller.

As will be clear from a study of Figure 3, the arm 9 is so hinged as at 8 to the slide 1 as to abut an end of the slide to limit outward swinging movement of the arm 9 relative to the slide 1 to a position substantially at right angles to the slide 1 when the bracket is in use. i

As will be apparent the base or attaching plate 5 may be formed in any suitable manner, as, for example, with an end wall thereof removed so as to permit placing of the track 6 within the hollow of the plate 5, after which said end wall at its edges is welded to the plate 5 or otherwise secured in position on one end of the plate.

Also, to accommodate the slide l, the plate at one end thereof is provided with a suitable slot it The front and rear portions of the plate 5 are provided with apertures with which align or register apertures I l in the side rails of the track 6 to accommodate screws or other fastening elements [2, through the medium of which latter the base or attaching plate 5 is secured in position on the top rail of the window frame l3 as clearly suggested in Figure 1.

Also for securing the slide 1 at the desired position of adjustment relative to the plate 5 there is provided a hand set screw it that is accommo- 5 dated by an opening i4 provided therefor in the front side of the plate and has a threaded shank portion that threads into an opening i5 provided therefor in the rear side of the plate 5.

The shank portion of the set screw I3 is also 10 accommodated by an elongated slot it provided in the slide 7.

As shown in Figure 6, the set screw i3 is provided with a shoulder portion i I which, when the set screw i3 is threaded home, bears against the 15 slide 1 to frictionally clamp the slide between the shoulder I! and the rear wall of the plate 5 to secure the slide lat the desired position of adjustment relative to the plate 5.

When the bracket is not in use the shaderoller supporting arm 9 may be swung back on the hinge 8 against the front face of the extended end portion of the slide "i. Thus the bracket may be conveniently packaged for sale and storage purposes.

Obviously the brackets will be used in pairs, and the shade-roller supporting arm 9 may be provided, as shown in Figure 5, with an aperture it to receive the cylindrical end of the pintle of the shade roller while the arm 9 of the other bracket of said pair may be provided, as is well known, with a slot to receive the squared end pintle of the shade roller.

. From the foregoing description it will be apparent that in actual practice, the slide 7 of the 35 bracket, by loosening the screw l3 may be slid longitudinally relative to the plate 5 and between the side rails of the track 6 to the desired longitudinal position of adjustment, and as the length of the shade roller may require, after which the screw I3 is threaded home to bind the slide 7 between the shoulder H of the screw and the rear wall of the plate 5 to thereby secure the slide 1 at said position of adjustment. i

It is thought that a clear understanding of the construction, utility and advantages of a shaderoller bracket embodying the features of the present invention will be had without a more detailed description.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. A shade roller bracket comprising a substantially rectangular-shaped casing having a slot in one end thereof, a U-shaped member located in the casingwith its bight at the closed end of the 55 casing and the space between the limbs register- 1 ing with the slot in the casing, a flat bar passing through the slot and into the space between the limbs of the U-shaped member, said bar having a longitudinally extending slot therein, a clamping screw passing through the casing and through said slot for clamping the bar in adjusted position in the casing, fastening means passing through top and bottom portions of the casing and through the limbs of the U-shaped member for fastening the parts to a window frame and an arm extending at right angles from the outer end of the bar and having an opening therein for receiving a pintle of a shade roller.

2. A shade roller bracket comprising a guiding member adapted to be fastened to a part of a window frame, a bar slidably arranged in said guiding member, means for holding the bar in adjusted position in the guiding member, an arm, a hinge connecting the arm with the outer end of the bar, the hinge being connected with the arm at a point slightly spaced from the adjacent end of the arm for permitting said end of the arm to engage an end of the bar to prevent outward movement of the arm beyond a right angular position to the bar but permitting the arm to be SAMUEL A. CHEVES. 

